The starting lineups of his teammates were recited one-by-one. The senior ran out on the court, a spotlight affixed to his every move. But the public address announcer didnít read his name.

A miscommunication amongst the coaching staff started its regular lineup instead of all four seniors on senior night. He instead came out onto the court at the first dead ball, and his Hope College menís basketball team came back from a four-point halftime deficit to beat Alma 70-67 for its ninth consecutive win.

Hope remained in first place in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association with an 11-1 record. The Flying Dutchmen are 17-6 overall.

It would have been Campbellís first start of his career. He usually comes in to game late when the Flying Dutchmen have a sizeable lead.

"It was a great feeling," he said. "Just everyone supporting me was good. (Playing early in the game) wasnít that much different than busting your butt every day in practice. I play against the best five in the league every day."

The starting lineup miscue did affect Hope from the start and Alma led by as many seven in the first half. Alma shot 44.4 percent from the field in the first half to Hopeís 37.

"I have to take responsibility on that. It was something I shouldíve checked,"†Hope coach Matt Neil said about the starting lineup. "Psychologically it (affected us) because everyone was so jacked that Cody got a start and for Caleb Byers to get a start. We were all really excited to put these four seniors on the floor."

Added senior Grant Neil, "It was a lot of emotion. Us four guys have been through a lot together, so the chance for us to be on the court at the same time was special and something I will remember for a long time."

Hope battled back in the second and took the lead with a 10-2 run. The Flying Dutchmen led by nine with 10 minutes, 55 seconds left.

"That was Flying Dutchmen defense in the second half," senior Nate VanArendonk said. "When we are able to play defense, weíre able to get our fast break opportunities. The defense set the tone for the rest of the game."

Alma (4-18, 3-8 MIAA)†battled back and took a one-point lead just two minutes later. Hope got back with a dunk from VanArendonk and a couple of free throws from Ben Gardner.

Hope led by three with four seconds left after Chase Fairchild hit a 3-pointer for the Scots. An inbounds pass from the Flying Dutchmen hit Alex Eidson in the chest, and the ball went to Alma with 1.5 seconds left.

Page 2 of 2 - The Flying Dutchmen fouled immediately to send Fairchild to the line, and he missed the first free throw, and the Scots were unable to get another shot off as the clock expired.

"We felt like we owned the situation at the time and fouling was a smart move," Matt Neil said. "It put us in the drivers seat. Itís hard for me to do, but itís the smart thing to do."

VanArendonk led Hope with 21 points and had seven rebounds. Eidson pitched in with 13 and Gardner tallied 11 with seven rebounds.